How do physicians talk with their patients about risks?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 402-404

  Kalet, Adina ^a   Roberts, John C ^b   Fletcher, Robert ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; physician patient interaction; prevention; risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0028260619     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02629523     Document Type: Article

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